Le Paon

The peacock, embroidered in full glory. Le Paon is crafted from durable canvas with an intricate peacock embroidery motif in a rich folk-art style — a large, spacious tote that carries your essentials with artisan character and majestic presence.

Peacock embroidery. Canvas craft. Folk-art soul.

Design & Materials

• Material: Canvas — durable and structured
• Lining: Polyester-cotton blend
• Embroidery: Peacock motif — folk-art style
• Style: National folk-art
• Dimensions: 36cm (W) × 26cm (H) × 12cm (D)
• Available in: Black | Blue | Wine Red

The Peacock Motif

The word paon means "peacock" in French — and the peacock is the bird that has symbolised beauty, pride, and magnificence across cultures and centuries. In folk-art traditions from India to China to Eastern Europe, the peacock is the motif that artists return to again and again — the form that allows the most elaborate, the most colourful, and the most technically demanding embroidery work. On Le Paon, the peacock embroidery is worked in the folk-art tradition — the intricate stitching creating a motif of extraordinary detail and richness that makes Le Paon genuinely unlike any other tote in The Carry Edit. The canvas ground is the material choice that makes the peacock embroidery most effective — the structured, durable surface providing the stability that the intricate stitching requires, and the natural texture of the canvas creating a contrast with the embroidery thread that makes the motif read with maximum clarity and maximum impact. Le Paon is the tote that carries the peacock's magnificence on your shoulder.

The Colour Story

Black — the peacock embroidery stands out most dramatically against the deep black canvas. The contrast between the dark ground and the richly coloured embroidery thread creates the most striking and most graphic version of Le Paon — the combination that makes the folk-art motif feel most bold and most contemporary.

Blue — cool, rich, and naturally at home with the peacock motif. The peacock is most naturally associated with blue — the colour of its most famous feathers — and the blue canvas ground gives Le Paon its most authentic and most considered character. The embroidery feels most connected to the folk-art tradition in blue.

Wine Red — deep, passionate, and boldly festive. The folk-art embroidery feels most celebratory and most vibrant against the wine red canvas — the combination that makes Le Paon feel most connected to the festive folk-art traditions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The most distinctive and most memorable choice in the collection.

Styling Note

Le Paon is the tote that makes folk-art the statement. The peacock embroidery is the detail that makes Le Paon immediately recognisable and impossible to confuse with any other bag — the motif that people notice from across the room and ask about up close. The large 36×26cm silhouette makes Le Paon the most practical tote in The Carry Edit — the dimensions that handle the full day, the weekend market, and the beach without compromise. Black is the most graphic — pair with monochrome and let the embroidery provide all the colour. Blue is the most classic — pair with white, cream, and natural tones for a look that feels most considered and most connected to the folk-art tradition. Wine Red is the most festive — pair with black, ivory, or deep jewel tones for a look that is simultaneously bold and completely intentional. Le Paon is the tote that makes every casual outfit feel more considered and more culturally aware.

Care Instructions

Canvas with embroidery requires gentle care to maintain both the structure of the canvas and the integrity of the embroidery stitching. Spot clean only with a barely damp cloth and mild soap — avoid machine washing or soaking, which can distort the canvas and damage the embroidery thread. Take particular care around the peacock embroidery — avoid snagging the stitching on jewellery, zips, or rough surfaces. Allow to air dry naturally away from direct heat. Store in a dust bag away from direct sunlight to preserve the colour of both the canvas and the embroidery thread.